Evidence of Enhanced Conjugation in ortho-Arylene Ethynylenes with Transition Metal Coordination

Autor: Jon S. Sauer, Leah M. Doyle, Cassandra E. Baumgart, Steven J. Long, Eric A. Terrell, Michael T. Everard, Jason S. D’Acchioli, Nathan P. Bowling, Robert W. Wagie, Joshua M. Wieting, Cole G. Reedy, Qianwei Ren, Jake P. Asplin
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 77:2571-2577
ISSN: 1520-6904
0022-3263
DOI: 10.1021/jo300034h
Popis: The effective conjugation of ortho and ortho-alt-para-arylene ethynylenes, with appropriately positioned pyridine and pyrazine heterocycles, increases upon binding to Ag(I) and Pd(II) cations. Significant bathochromic shifts in the electronic spectra, witnessed upon introduction of these metal bridges, are consistent with enhanced electron delocalization in the unsaturated backbone. Control studies suggest that this electronic behavior is attributable exclusively (in the case of Ag(I)) or partially (in the case of Pd(II)) to conformational restrictions of the conjugated backbones.
Databáze: OpenAIRE